Here at Mindinversion we like to show love to local up and comers in the music scene. Some artists of our areal, even artists we might know and hang out with personally. Cause we are so cool like that and we can. Here is a chance for us to get out of the mainstream a bit and focus on the future, on things that interest us now, and to show you what’s up where we live.

In this edition of Local Love I have decided to do a little bit of a piece on my friend and almost neighbor Lukeb.

Lukeb. is a local Minneapolis transplant from La Crosse/La Crescent area (La Crosse Music Scene), as well as this guy, so there is empathy and recognition in his art and words that I can relate to. He has been rocking his style for some time and he goes hard on the mic all the time. His MC skills are authoritative, aggressive, and deep. Northern Lightz live shows are always exciting. He does his own production (“everything, Man.”) and he rages daily. If you are looking for something local and homemade with a twist of great lyricism and humble humility then you are looking for Lukeb. He has been doing shows for 10 plus years in the Midwest, he is a vet. go check out a show if one is near, also check the jukeboxes at your favorite bars, hit up Northern Lightz with a Z.

This video is good for a listen. It makes a decent day start better. These are beats made down the street. I can enjoy that. The video is artsy and made by Lukeb. Well done, representing the neighborhood.

“We do all this shit ourselves.” -Lukeb.

If you dig the video I advise you to check out more music from Lukeb. Lukeb. also is part of the creative force surrounding Northern Lightz, and he does collaborations with numerous artists in and throughout the Midwest, specifically La Crosse, WI: Motz, CASTaway, Sara Mae, Mysta J, YoursTruly, Cat Robey and the Whiiild Ones, MasterNate, and others. Also, check out the above single and other songs on his soon to be dropped album The Midnight Zone.

If the cover art on Scarlet Monk’s debut album AnnaBella doesn’t seductively make you take your clothes off her voice will definitely make you strip down and make your own cover art. Her elegant sultry voice is blended with such laid back and subtle beats that it will make you feel like you are in a martini lounge sipping on a dirty one. AnnaBella is an album that will keep you wondering what she has in store for you next. In the track “Flutter” ADaD adds a smooth flow to give the album a true hip-hip element. If you like downtempo music I suggest you head over to the Global Vortex site, give her album a listen and you just might discover what you have been missing.

It is highly recommended that you listen to this album with someone you are passionate with or want to be passionate with.

Here is your chance to listen to the new Ghostface album, Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry, before it hits the shelves on this coming Tuesday. I can tell you that from what I’ve heard, this album definitely sounds interesting. Big shout out to iMeem & 2DopeBoyz for making this one possible.